Cornelius

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Thoughts ? It would of been DC2's name if she was a boy we didn't find out baby's sex before the birth.

He will be called Corny - do you want that?

Sounds like a boil on someone’s foot.
Sorry op but I really don’t like it.

What would you name your child this , each to their own but would t be me , sorry .

Absolutely not.

I adore it.

Genuinely.

But I struggle with what it would get shortened to. Cory I guess if you adopted it early would stick but I'd fear Corny. Neil is the other shortening o guess which o dislike

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I adore it.

Genuinely.

But I struggle with what it would get shortened to. Cory I guess if you adopted it early would stick but I'd fear Corny. Neil is the other shortening o guess which o dislike

Exactly this. It's a stunning name, with unfortunate nickname options.

It's old fashioned now but has occasionally been used in Ireland with the diminutive Con.

Love this name. Love it. My kids don't agree. There's an Uncle Cornelius in the Barbar stories

Maybe Conrad or Linus instead?

Noooooooo

i think it's a fine name. classical and biblical. dignified.
much used in ireland, where if shortened becomes Con.

I am the Great Cornholio! I need TP for my bunghole. A la Beavis and Butthead.

It’s a no from me.

No - doesn't have a pleasant sound, sorry OP. If you love extravagant Roman names stick with the similar Cassius (made kinda cool by Muhammad Ali), or the more useable Lucian, Marcus, Maximilian, Rufus sort.

I love it BUT I think you would have to be a certain personality to pull it off which is obviously hard to predict with a baby.

I do quite like it, but would be very put off by the possible shortenings that people might well apply to it.

A huge, unequivocal NOPE.

I would hate to be called Cornelius.

Please be a troll post. Please.

It reminds me of the fairy prince in Thumbelina. Considering Thumbelina's reaction when he introduces himself is to giggle and say "that's a funny name" before correcting herself, I wouldn't inflict it on a child

Sorry not a troll, although I have two DC now with Celtic type names, so I don't think it will be used Hadn't really thought about shortenings, I really dislike people shortening my name, but actually don't mind Corny as don't think it's used much these days as much.

Hehehe there might be a reason it's not used much these days

It sounds like a bunion

Con - is often an abbreviation
It was my late Fathers second middle name

He was named after an Uncle (Cornelius) who could never spell it a a child - so he was ever after known as 'Uncle Dot' as he signed his name as a . (dot)

Actually I love the name and proudly own a Cornelian stone ring given to me by my darling Dad

Do you have a Dutch/ South Afticsn background?

Cornelius is a very common name here, usually shortened to Corrie

I think it's an impressive name and I like it, but not sure I would choose it personally as it's a big name to grow up with! In A Tree Grows In Brooklyn the brother is called Neeley, short for Cornelius.

It's the name of a character in the Planet of the Apes film, so no

I had an uncle Cornelius. He was lovely.